BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 568
Author: Alarcon (D), et al
Amended: 5/28/99
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV. COMMITTEE : 6-2, 4/14/99
AYES: Escutia, Figueroa, Hughes, Polanco, Solis,
Vasconcellos
NOES: Haynes, Mountjoy
NOT VOTING: Morrow
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 9-4, 5/27/99
AYES: Johnston, Alpert, Bowen, Burton, Escutia, Karnette,
McPherson, Perata, Vasconcellos
NOES: Johnson, Kelley, Leslie, Mountjoy
SUBJECT : Foundations for Learning Master Plan for
Infants and
Children to Age 6
SOURCE : Child Development Policy Institute
DIGEST : This bill establishes the Foundation for
Learning initiative requiring the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to develop a strategic plan for infants and
children to age 6, as prescribed, and review projects, make
recommendations, and coordinate early childhood education.
ANALYSIS : Current law:
1.Provides for a public and private child care and
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development service delivery system, known as the Child
Care and Development Services Act.
2.Establishes the California Children and Families First
Act of 1998, a program to promote, support, and improve
early development for children from the prenatal stage to
5 years of age.
This bill:
1. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to:
A. Develop a strategic plan to provide for the study,
encouragement, and establishment of foundations for
learning and school success for infants and children
to 6 years of age;
B. Expend no more than $150,000 on the development of
the strategic plan.
C. Review, on or before July 1, 2000, various child
care and development programs and make
recommendations to the Legislature regarding these
programs, and
D. Work with California Children and Families First
Commission to ensure that programs administered by
each entity that are developmental and preparatory
to, or targeted toward, success in elementary
education are integrated and are not duplicative.
2. Renumbers the sections on early primary programs and
kindergarten in the Education Code to Part 6, Chapter 1,
Foundations for Learning.
According to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
analysis:
Numerous research supports that early childhood
experiences, particularly from birth to kindergarten,
significantly influence cognitive, behavioral, educational,
and economic outcomes later in life. Five early childhood
strategies have emerged to influence early childhood
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experiences. They are (1) nutrition and primary health
care, (2) preschool, (3) child development, (4) traditional
day care programs, and (5) home visiting.
Related Legislation
There are several bills that propose master plans for
either early childhood development and child care or
preschool. They include SB 845 (Escutia) Child Care and
Development Master Plan; SB 925 (Vasconcellos) Child Care
and Development Master Plan; and SB 277 (Ortiz) Universal
Preschool Master Plan.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
Prohibits the Superintendent of Public Instruction from
expending more than $150,000 on the development of the
strategic plan.
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/28/99)
Child Development Policy Institute (source)
California Association of the Education of Young Children
Child Care Law Center
Child Development Centers
Community Family Services
Gardner Children's Center
National Economic Development & Law Center
National Organization for Women (committee analysis)
Reading Specialists of California
Office of Kern County Superintendent of Schools (committee
analysis)
CP:cm 5/29/99 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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